Suggestions for access roads

By Larry Lance

Published 8:01 am, Tuesday, February 7, 2012

To the Editor:

I have lived in Westgate for almost 40 years and think everyone out here would like to see the access roads remain the same. It is human nature for a large percentage of residents to ignore saying just what they want because the subject being asked them has already been decided and what they say is just ignored.

Figures were presented this past week showing that the wrecks causing deaths since 2008 on the access roads were nowhere near figures used to label these roads as unsafe. Just last weekend alone in Lubbock, three wrecks were reported with multiple deaths involved in all three. The weekend isn’t over and how many more will there be? These wrecks were caused by not paying attention to road signs and what they were doing. Running stop signs and ignoring “do not enter” signs and other signs warning you to pay attention to what is going on in front of you can be called stupid, no matter if the access roads are one way or two way.

Suggestion: Put turning lanes in for the businesses on the access roads. Get the city to work with the owners of the old parking lot of Walmart and repair the east side of their parking lot.

Also, the residents east of the east access road are not going to appreciate the increased traffic caused by making the access road one way, and the people out in Westridge are trapped by the west access road going to be one way and have to find an alternate route out.

Let’s be serious. TxDOT says they are looking 25 years ahead for Plainview to grow. We will be lucky to maintain our population as it is. Examples: Water level is decreasing each year; businesses are closing here. I understand that people have visited and looked at the vacant JCPenney building, the (Staples) office supply store and Wendy’s. I understand they haven’t been back since learning of the plans for I-27.